LTB Podcast

In this episode of the LTB Podcast, we welcome on Mike Waywell from Steel Habitat. Steel was opened in 2013 and since then it has gone from strength to strength and is now two state of the art 4000sq ft facilities.   Questions Covered:   What was more challenging for Mike – playing rugby professionally or building up Steel to where it is now. How he would feel about running a business in another i...

In this episode of the podcast, we chat to  Alberto  Nuñez from 3DMJ.  Alberto  has been in the sport of natural bodybuilding for 20 years and he's one of the coaches at 3DMJ who spends most of his time in the trenches working with athletes. This makes for a fascinating conversation as he's had so much experience working with people, learning from his mistakes and testing what works.   In this epi...

In today's episode, we welcome on Eric Cressey. I can't imagine Eric will need much of an intro but just in case, he is the president and co-founder of  Cressey Sports Performance , with facilities two facilities located in America.  He's helped athletes at all levels - from youth sports to the professional and Olympic ranks - achieve their highest levels of performance in a variety of sports. He'...

In today's episode, we welcome on Sam George. Sam has had one of the journeys that are just so nice to listen to. It's more common than we think to feel like we don't belong in this industry and a big part of this discussion with Sam is around how he carved his own path and why it's so important to think like that as a PT. W e also get into how close he got to leaving the industry, what kept him i...

In this episode, we have a "from the archives" episode from back in February 2017 with Danny Lennon from Sigma Nutrition. We get into some of Danny's early career mistakes, where his company Sigma Nutrition start a new client, fat loss phasing, what PTs need to know about sugar and much more.   Find Out More About Danny: Website Instagram Facebook   Find Out More About LTB: Website New LTB Nutriti...

Stuart welcomes on Dr  Quinn  Henoch.  Quinn  is an internationally recognized therapist, author, presenter, and coach.  In this episode, they discuss how his approach to injuries & rehab have changed since he graduated in 2013,  why he doesn't like the term mobility,  how he would approach correcting a hip shift in a squat  and much more.   Find Out More About Quinn: Instagram Website   Find Out...

Stuart welcomes on Corey Robb from Macros Inc to discuss how our own struggles and challenges with nutrition can help us become better coaches.   Topics Covered: What was the industry like back in 1998 when he started as a PT? Who were his early mentors in the industry? How he has changed his coaching style over the years to work more effectively with clients? Why and how being out of shape and st...

Stuart welcomes on Dean Somerset. Dean has been a personal trainer since 2004 who has been educating trainers for the last 10 years. He's worked with an array of clients from all kinds of backgrounds but has specifically built up a bit of a niche working with clients with injuries. In this episode, we discuss developing a niche in a commercial gym, how to accurately assess your clients and why som...

Stuart welcomes back on Jean-Claude Vacassin from the International Fitness Business Alliance (IFBA) and W10 Gym in London to chat about common issues gym owners face, what to do if you're struggling as a facility owner and how he thinks about staffing and pricing.   Topics Covered: How involved is he in the day-to-day running of W10 nowadays? What separates great gyms from average gyms? If you're...

In today's episode, we welcome on Mike Zimmerman. Mike is currently working for the PTDC and is in the process of creating a bunch of books on starting in the industry as a PT. He's a writer by trade who has been in media for 27 years. He's written many books in fiction and non-fiction which you can find on his Amazon page, and he's worked for Men's Health and Weight Watchers. During his time in t...

Stuart talks with Lisa Gimenez-Codd from Optimum Health about pre and post-natal training considerations, training the pelvic floor and what Personal Trainers need to know about menopause. Find Out More About Lisa: Website Facebook Instagram   Find Out More About LTB: Website Instagram Facebook

In today's episode, we welcome back on Eric Helms.    We cover: How he's managing his workload while being so close to a bodybuilding competition Why he is grateful success never came until around a decade into his career in the fitness industry Why he takes more time to think about how he converses with people online and much more!   Find Out More About Eric: Website Facebook Instagram Iron Cultu...

In this episode, we welcome back on Alex Pearson to discuss behaviour change.  Topics covered include where to begin with behaviour change, what a global view of human behaviour looks like and why our brains natural reward systems create behaviours that can be incredibly challenging to change. Find Out More About Alex: Website Facebook   Find Out More About LTB: Website Instagram Facebook

In this episode, we welcome back on Leigh Peele to discuss the psychology of weight loss, why PTs should separate training and nutrition when supporting their clients and how to help clients overcome procrastination. Find Out More About Leigh: Website Instagram Facebook   Find Out More About LTB: Website Instagram Facebook

In this episode, we welcome on Scott Baptie to talk about how got started in the fitness industry, how he runs Food For Fitness, how he thinks about time management and his new book "101 ways to lose weight and never find it again". Find Out More About Scott Website Scott's Book Facebook Instagram Book recommendation from the episode - Work Less, Make More by James Schramko   Find Out More About L...

In today's episode, we welcome on Sally Moss. Sally runs a company called Strength Ambassadors and has been a member of LTB for the past 3 years now. In this episode, we get into how Sally got into Personal Training coming from a completely unrelated career, how her fitness business functions, what has kept her in the industry during the harder times and how she's taken control of her finances aft...

In today's episode, we welcome on Sean Armstrong. Sean runs a semi-private Personal Training facility near Newcastle in England. The main reason I asked Sean to come on is because he's doing fantastic work with his facility and because he used to be known as the member of LTB who was forever complaining. But, this isn't the Sean of 2019, so we get into how his journey has seen him find the confide...

In today's episode, we welcome back on Chad Landers. Chad has been in the industry as a personal trainer for over 25 years. He's completed over 30,000 sessions and has worked with some of his clients for 24 years. In this episode, we get into his fav thing about being a trainer, how he realised this career is all about the client, what his experiences with online training have been and much more....

in today's episode, we welcome on Angi Pilika. Angi is a long-time member of LTB and has a very interesting story about how she got into Personal Training. She also transitioned out of the industry for a couple of years before returning. I think we all have a phase as PTs where we question our worth as and sometimes, stepping out of the industry and spending time learning and understanding more ab...

In this episode, we welcome on Kevin Ashworth. Kevin is an expert on the topic of anxiety. He's studied it for years and has authored publications on anxiety focused training. We get into what anxiety is, strategies to help overcome it, how effective meditation and positive thinking are, why changing your behaviour is more powerful than changing your thinking and how making an ass of yourself is t...

In this short episode, Stuart covers whether or not you should use monthly or block payment plans. How to transition across to monthly and how to work out what to charge so that you get paid holidays is also covered.

In today's episode, we welcome on James Jones. James is a Personal Trainer who owns his own facility. He's been an LTB member for nearing on 5 years now and his journey into the industry, as well as how he met his now wife, makes for a very interesting and at times hilarious conversation. We discuss how he got into the industry, mistakes he's made, why following the wrong people nearly had him lea...

In this episode, Stuart covers 5 tips that will help you run more effective initial consultations. These will help you learn more about the client, improve rapport and increase the chance of them signing up to your Personal Training services.

If you're a Personal Trainer, the chances are pretty high that you'll work with people who have weight loss based goals. Gregg has created an in-depth course that looks into exactly this, but it isn't just about calories in, calories out, his course goes into essentially every aspect of weight loss you can think of.  Topics Covered: Why Gregg has decided to focus on business as one of his Q1 profe...

In this short episode, Stuart discusses principles and methods you can use to generate leads whilst working out of a commercial gym.